Life — January 15, 1914 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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CelereE No Exceptions WEALTHY man in St. Louis named Marx, after living in luxurious quarters, has gone back to the primitive life, with which he was familiar before he attained his wealth. He says, “Children nowadays are all right when you give them everything they want, but when you deny them anything there is trouble.” Why should Mr. Marx apply this rule to the children only? Isn't the government all right so long as it has what it wants? everybody? Is it not true of Isn't the same thing true of a cook, a woman or an aggregate of women? Children not only make trouble when you deny them the things that they want, but they make trouble when you deny them the things which they think they want. But can you not say just as much of the suffragettes? What is the difference? Lapidowitzis Back on the Job 'HE “schnorrer” is up to his old tricks. And the people who used to enjoy his exploits so hugely are happy again. This inimitable type is a part of the Ghetto’s teem- ing life. Nothing in the whole wide world is quite like New York's East Side. Three Months for a Quarter. Simply fill in your name below, tear off and mail this coupon today with 2sc. and you will receive a special three months’ trial subscription to Hearst's Magazine con- taining the Bruno Lessing stones and in- numerable big fiction and review features. » Life, ras that temperamental Yiddish community there is rare pathos—rich humor. Bruno Lessing and Leone Bracker Bruno Lessing knows its people and tells about them simply and sincerely. Each story is a delightful sidelight on their seri- ous yet fun-loving natures. Leone Bracker draws the Bruno Lessing characters with utmost fidelity to de- tail. This is fiction, but author and artist have made the stories a transcript of real life and the “schnorrer” one of the most humorous, entertaining characters ever originated. Read today how the rich widow wooed Lapidowitz. Hearst’s Magazine 119 West 40th Street, New York City lll] Za I Want to Give You “Human Energy” My book explains the laws governing right exercise —some of them for the first time. It shows clearly and concisely why a few minutes daily of movements scientifically directed to reach your internal organs— most of which are muscular —will do infinitely more for your health and strength than hours of random exercise, I offer it to you free, because I want you to under stand the principles underlying The Thompson Course, which has brought thousands of men from uncertain health and inefficiency into fuller, more useful and serener life, Sooner or later you will adopt the principles of my Gourse—all men of sedentary life will. You will 61 ‘Human Energy” a real contribution to the science of making the most of oneself. It is startling. yet ob- viously true. Sendiry for it puts you under no obliga- tion, except to read it as though it were written by a fi d. “ee: J, EDMUND THOMPSON Site 96, Exchange Building, Worcester, Mase. Questions Which Ought to be Decided HY do the waiters in most restau- rants keep you waiting for your bread until the rest of the dishes come —when you don’t want it? When you open a book in a parlor car, why do you experience a slight sense of shame to let the other pas- sengers see you have read only the first few pages? Why is a woman who keeps you waiting usually worth waiting for? Why does a woman who hates cats always have a sense of duty? What makes the man you hire to cut your lawn in summer usually wear a derby hat? Why does the salesman you buy underwear from always try to sell you a size too small? When you are reading and strike a parenthesis, why does your eye always go to the end of the parenthesis first, to see whether the last enclosing sign is in place, before you continue the sentence ? “Dip you have a good time in New York?” “No, I was entertained by some peo- ple who have always lived in New York, and they insisted on having me at their home instead of letting me stop at a hotel where I could mingle with visitors from Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cleveland and let them show me the town.” —Chicogo Record-Herald, comicbooks.com